Cast
Anna Caldwell – A Pattie
Daina Fischer – A Pattie
Nikki Krzebiot – A Pattie
Ross Matsuda - Guest Artist
Kiki Russell - Guest Artist
Michael Oldham– Pianist
Daina Fischer – A Pattie
Nikki Krzebiot – A Pattie
Ross Matsuda - Guest Artist
Kiki Russell - Guest Artist
Michael Oldham– Pianist
Song List
Jingle Bells
Arrangement made popular by Michael Buble
Nikki with Anna and Daina
Happy Holiday / White Christmas
Irving Berlin — arrangement by The Peppermint Patties
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
The Man With the Bag
Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
Anna
Hanukkah in Santa Monica
Tom Lehrer
Ross
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas
Daina
Dear Santa (Sugar Daddy for Christmas)
Kingsley Day
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane — from Meet Me in St. Louis arranged by The Peppermint Patties
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram arranged by Michele Weir
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
Love You Didn’t Do Right by Me / How Deep Is the Ocean
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas arranged by Anna Caldwell
Anna and Ross
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson & Greg Kurstin
Nikki
Love to Keep Me Warm
Irving Berlin — from On the Avenue
Daina and Kiki
Sleigh Ride (Sing-Along)
Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish
Anna, Daina, Nikki, Ross and Kiki
~ Intermission ~
Jing-a-Ling
Kay Swift & Samuel Hoffenstein — made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Blue Christmas
Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson — made popular by Elvis Presley
Anna with Nikki and Daina
Santa Baby
Joan Javits & Philip Springer — made popular by Eartha Kitt
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Surabaya Santa
Jason Robert Brown — from Songs for a New World
Daina
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Frank Loesser — arranger unknown
Anna and Ross
Christmas Always Finds Me
Ingrid Andress
Anna
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor
Kiki
Moon River
Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer — from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Happy Days / Forget Your Troubles
Arrangement made popular by Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand
Anna and Daina
Migratory V
Adam Guettel — from Myths and Hymns
Nikki
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector
Kiki and The Patties
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg — from The Wizard of Oz arranged by The Peppermint Patties by Heidi Joosten
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Cool Yule
Arrangement made popular by Louis Armstrong
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Encore: Snow!
Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn — from White Christmas
Anna, Nikki, Daina, Ross and Kiki
Arrangement made popular by Michael Buble
Nikki with Anna and Daina
Happy Holiday / White Christmas
Irving Berlin — arrangement by The Peppermint Patties
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
The Man With the Bag
Mack Gordon & Harry Revel
Anna
Hanukkah in Santa Monica
Tom Lehrer
Ross
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas
Daina
Dear Santa (Sugar Daddy for Christmas)
Kingsley Day
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane — from Meet Me in St. Louis arranged by The Peppermint Patties
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Kim Gannon, Walter Kent & Buck Ram arranged by Michele Weir
Anna, Nikki, and Daina
Love You Didn’t Do Right by Me / How Deep Is the Ocean
Irving Berlin — from White Christmas arranged by Anna Caldwell
Anna and Ross
Underneath the Tree
Kelly Clarkson & Greg Kurstin
Nikki
Love to Keep Me Warm
Irving Berlin — from On the Avenue
Daina and Kiki
Sleigh Ride (Sing-Along)
Leroy Anderson & Mitchell Parish
Anna, Daina, Nikki, Ross and Kiki
~ Intermission ~
Jing-a-Ling
Kay Swift & Samuel Hoffenstein — made popular by The Andrews Sisters
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Blue Christmas
Billy Hayes & Jay W. Johnson — made popular by Elvis Presley
Anna with Nikki and Daina
Santa Baby
Joan Javits & Philip Springer — made popular by Eartha Kitt
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Surabaya Santa
Jason Robert Brown — from Songs for a New World
Daina
What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
Frank Loesser — arranger unknown
Anna and Ross
Christmas Always Finds Me
Ingrid Andress
Anna
This Christmas
Donny Hathaway & Nadine McKinnor
Kiki
Moon River
Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer — from Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Happy Days / Forget Your Troubles
Arrangement made popular by Judy Garland and Barbara Streisand
Anna and Daina
Migratory V
Adam Guettel — from Myths and Hymns
Nikki
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector
Kiki and The Patties
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg — from The Wizard of Oz arranged by The Peppermint Patties by Heidi Joosten
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Cool Yule
Arrangement made popular by Louis Armstrong
Anna, Nikki, Daina
Encore: Snow!
Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn — from White Christmas
Anna, Nikki, Daina, Ross and Kiki
Tip the Artists!
Meet The Team
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Anna Caldwell (she/her) is a Chicago-based soprano, writer, and senior marketing associate whose stage credits span more than 30 roles in opera, operetta, and musical theater across the Midwest. Locally, she has performed with Chicago Fringe Opera, The Savoyaires, The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago, Janus Concert Series (inactive), and Bellissima Opera, among others. She is a member of The Caroling Party. Recent roles include The Narrator in Joseph...Dreamcoat and Kate in Kiss Me, Kate at The People’s Bank Theater in Ohio. In Spring 2026, she will return to the role of Gianetta in The Gondoliers with The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Co. of Chicago.
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Daina Fischer (she/they) is a Lithuanian-American dramatic soprano based in Chicago, specializing in opera, musical theater, jazz, and a cappella. She has performed across the Midwest and internationally. In addition to her performing career, Daina is an accomplished voice teacher and pedagogue with over twelve years of teaching voice. She currently serves as a voice teacher and music director at Ovation Theater Academy as well as a choir director in Oak Park, IL.
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Nikki Krzebiot (she/her) is a Chicago-based soprano, specializing in musical theatre, jazz, and cabaret work.. Known for her original shows, Nikki has self-produced four solo cabarets and spent five years performing with Acts of Kindness Cabaret in and around the Chicagoland area. Outside of cabaret, she is active in the Chicago storefront theatre scene, most recently appearing as Johanna in Kokandy’s Jeff Award-winning production of Sweeney Todd. She joined the Patties as their first non-founding member in 2023.
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Michael Oldham (he/him) is a composer, pianist, and music director. Michael keeps very busy around Chicago as a Music Director with The Second City's national touring company, while also hustling as a freelance pianist/MD/producer for cabarets, shows, choirs, and everything in between.
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Ross Matsuda is a Chicago-based stage director specializing in opera, operetta, and concert performance. With experience in theater and musical theater, he has directed new plays and classics alike. Ross is also the co-founder and former managing director of The State Theatre of Chicago.
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Kyle "Kiki" Russell (he/him) has been part of the cabaret scene in Chicago for 15+ years performing first with The Chicago Cabaret Project and then as a founding member and Artistic Director for the Chicago's Favorite MAN-band a.k.a. The Beaus. He's also been seen around Chicago going solo with his jazz show KIKIGIGI and as a featured performer at The Darling in West Loop.
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